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Find out how companies like yours raised faster, stayed compliant, and saved on legal costs.
For founders
How startups used FounderCatalyst to raise, stay compliant, and save.
3h SEIS Advance Assurance
“FounderCatalyst is nothing short of exceptional! I was absolutely amazed when they delivered SEIS advance assurance in less than 3 working hours.”Advance Assurance
5.5h SEIS Advance Assurance
“Advance Assurance from HMRC typically takes 15–40 days. We did it for Otterkin in 5.5 hours.”Advance Assurance
Complex KIC EIS in record time
“With their support secured (KIC) Advanced Assurance. The team are knowledgeable, responsive and incredibly patient.”Advance Assurance
EIS for Delaware C-Corp
“Sam and the team helped guide us through a slightly more complex situation of gaining EIS advanced assurance for a Delaware registered C-Corp. Always very knowledgeable — would highly recommend!”Advance Assurance
£2.8M raised for £995 fixed fee
“I'm always looking for tools that save time and money. FounderCatalyst delivered both — the process was seamless, and it cost less than a tenth of what I was quoted elsewhere.”Funding Rounds
£750k raised for £1,495 fixed fee
“Kanu and Speek Health paid just £1,495 and raised £750,000 with full end-to-end support.”Funding Rounds
£265k raised, £75k via Boost
“£75k came directly via our FounderCatalyst Boost page from a US investor we'd never met. It genuinely turned visibility into real investment.”Funding Rounds
£698k raised for £1,495 fixed fee
“Jake and Sokito paid just £1,495 and raised £698,000 with full end-to-end support from FounderCatalyst.”Funding Rounds
Unlimited EMI options & valuations
“I'm a technology lawyer by background so I test a lot of technology all the time and FounderCatalyst is very easy to use. Their fixed fee gave us unlimited EMI and unapproved options, plus every vesting variation we needed.”Share Options
End-to-end EMI scheme
“The Option service from FounderCatalyst is a total end-to-end package, including everything we needed — from defining the scheme to achieving EMI valuation approval with HMRC.”Share Options
Unlimited options, zero scaling costs
“We shopped around competitors but the fact we could have unlimited EMI options for staff and unlimited unapproved options for advisors was an amazing opportunity, with zero scaling costs.”Share Options
EMI scheme for growing team
“I use FounderCatalyst to manage our share options scheme, and have been extremely happy with the service. Sam and his team are always on-hand to answer any queries or resolve any issues.”Share Options
Infinitely better customer service
“I switched from SeedLegals to FounderCatalyst which has proved both cheaper and the customer service is infinitely better. Everything is included in the one off fee so you aren't hit by extra fees you don't expect.”vs SeedLegals
Chose FC over Vestd & SeedLegals
“Ronseal for fund raises — they do what they say on the tin! Direct, no nonsense advice from someone who has been there and done it.”vs SeedLegals
The value we get from FC is way beyond
“I've tried SeedLegals and the value we get from FounderCatalyst is way beyond — the support from FC is immediate and precise, compared with slow and inconsistent with SL.”vs SeedLegals
Wasted a load of money with SeedLegals
“Wasted a load of money with SeedLegals originally. Advice from some junior guys there vs Sam (a multiple exited founder and investor himself) doesn't even compare.”vs SeedLegals
For funds, crowdfunders & angel networks
How investors and networks streamline their portfolio operations with us.
Fund
SFC Capital
The UK's most active SEIS fund uses FounderCatalyst to streamline legal paperwork and save portfolio companies thousands in legal fees.
Fund
Fuel Ventures
A leading UK venture capital firm uses FounderCatalyst to streamline legal paperwork for 210+ portfolio companies.
Crowdfunding
Republic Europe
A leading equity crowdfunding platform partners with FounderCatalyst for joint webinars and exclusive 20% off Republic fees for FC founders.
Angel Network
Angel Investors Bristol
One of the South West's most active angel networks uses FounderCatalyst to simplify syndicate deal flow and get founders funded faster.
For accelerators, communities & universities
How programmes scale legal and compliance across entire cohorts.
Accelerator
Block Dojo
The UK's leading blockchain accelerator standardised legal workflows for 24+ founders, achieving a 100% SEIS advance assurance success rate.
University
SETsquared Partnership
The world's leading university business incubator brought FounderCatalyst in to deliver expert webinars on SEIS/EIS and finding angel investors.
Community
Female Founders Rise
One of the UK's largest entrepreneur communities chose FounderCatalyst to deliver expert guidance on fundraising legals, SEIS/EIS, and share options.
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